By Philip Cosores
Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act has seen a healthy amount of blow-back in the last few days, from Wilco canceling dates to independent record labels announcing their disappointment with the state legislature.
Related: Wilco Cancel Indiana Show Over Religious Freedom Act
Now, one of Indiana’s favorite sons, John Mellencamp, has written an open letter in the Indianapolis Star also calling out the law.
“I am not questioning the sincerity of those who believe they have acted in the interests of religious freedom,” Mellencamp says, “but I am resolutely stating my opposition to this misnamed and ill-conceived law. It is discriminatory, hurtful, and a stain on Indiana’s national reputation.”
As to whether Mellencamp will cancel shows like Wilco, the classic rocker stops a little short of that action.
“I have thought seriously about canceling my upcoming shows,” he says, “not wanting the resulting tax revenues from ticket sales, concessions and the like to help fill the same government coffers that would enforce this terrible law,” he writes. “But then I realized that I would be letting our government divide us again, keeping me apart from my most important audience: My Indiana fans who have been there for me from the very beginning. Our evenings together will be about music, and hopefully this situation will be made right by the time I see you in May.”
from Radio.com http://ift.tt/1NLrxgH
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